Super Bowl 50 Becomes Most-Watched Program in TV History
From NFL.com News that should not come as a surprise to anyone: Super Bowl 50 is the most-watched program in television history. CBS announced Monday their network’s coverage of the Denver Broncos’ 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers recorded a whopping 167.0 million viewers, making it the most-watched single broadcast per Nielsen’s Fast Total Audience Estimates. The previous record was held by…
Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s® Stadium Sets Event Record by Transferring 10 Terabytes of Data on Gameday
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Backed by 400 miles of data cable, more than 12,000 physical network ports, 1,300-plus Wi-Fi access points, approximately 1,200 Bluetooth beacons, and a ground-breaking backbone of 40 Gb/s of available internet bandwidth, the innovative Levi’s® Stadium digital network infrastructure achieved levels of performance at Super Bowl 50 that have never been…
21st Annual Rebuilding Together “Kickoff To Rebuild”
In conjunction with Super Bowl 50, Rebuilding Together – a leading national nonprofit in safe and healthy housing – and its local affiliate Rebuilding Together San Francisco, joined together on Friday for its 21st annual Kickoff to Rebuild project, presented by Lowe’s, in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco. This year’s event was the culmination…
San Francisco 49ers Strike Gold with Ethernet, Video, and VoiceEdge Services from Comcast Business
From Comcast Business Situation: Professional football team has huge local and national fan base due to multiple Super Bowl wins and appearances Team started playing in new stadium in 2014 Challenge: Needed scalable capacity to provide Internet access for fans in the stadium as well as media and the team More bandwidth for uploads to…
Game Time for Levi’s® Stadium
From Architect Magazine For fans of the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos, this Super Bowl Sunday is about the football. But the game is also the Super Bowl debut for Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., a venue designed by HNTB. The 1.85 million-square-foot stadium opened in 2014 as the new home for the San Francisco 49ers. It’s…
21 Facts You Need to Know About Super Bowl 50
From Forbes The basics: Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 ET on February 7. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms are calling the game for CBS. It is Nantz’s fourth Super Bowl as play-by-play man and sixth overall. Simms will provide the analysis for the eighth time, second most only to John Madden as an analyst. It will…
The 9 best spots to take a selfie at Super Bowl 50
We know you love taking selfies. Luckily we’re the #1 NFL Stadium in mobile performance so you’ll be able to take as many as you want and send them out to all your family and friends. Here’s our 9 favorite spots for your #SB50 selfie. #9 With the airplane hangar It’s an airplane hangar in the…
Host to Super Bowl 50, Levi’s Stadium is the Sustainable Arena of the Future
From Sports Illustrated Sustainability probably isn’t the most exciting subject in front offices around the NFL. But with big-money savings and positive effects on the fan experience, designing a sports sanctuary with longevity and environmental impact in mind is becoming the standard. With modern features like complex LED lighting, solar panels, concentrated-use energy systems and green…
Photos From NFLX Kids Day
NFL PLAY 60 Kids’ Day gave more than 2,000 local children the opportunity to spend time with NFL players at the NFL Experience Driven by Hyundai at the Moscone Center on Wednesday. Local Bay Area children took part in the excitement of Super Bowl Week alongside NFL players. Kids learned about the importance of healthy living during…